Micah 7:7 (WEB)

Passage

But as for me, I will look to Yahweh. I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.

Nearby Context

Micah 7:5 Don’t trust in a neighbor. Don’t put confidence in a friend. With the woman lying in your embrace, be careful of the words of your mouth!

Micah 7:6 For the son dishonors the father, the daughter rises up against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; a man’s enemies are the men of his own house.

Micah 7:7 But as for me, I will look to Yahweh. I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.

Micah 7:8 Don’t rejoice against me, my enemy. When I fall, I will arise. When I sit in darkness, Yahweh will be a light to me.

Micah 7:9 I will bear the indignation of Yahweh, because I have sinned against him, until he pleads my case, and executes judgment for me. He will bring me out to the light. I will see his righteousness.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "look", "yahweh", "wait", "salvation", and "hear". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "look" and "yahweh", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "For the son dishonors the father the..." into verse 8's "Don t rejoice against me my enemy...", so "look" and "yahweh" belong inside that flow. In Micah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "look" and "yahweh" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.